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Treat Mom to a Luxurious spa day and get a free gift Buy a $25 gift certificate and get a $10 gift certificate free Buy a $50 gift certificate and get a $20 gift certificate free

Interview with John Amico and Media Hair Artist Blog Media Question: John, now you have been in beauty business for over 50 years, what are some of the changes that you’ve seen for the beauty profession? John’s Answer: Well, at the beginning when I went to beauty school it seems that it wasn’t really a […]

Launch Pad By The Hair Loft LTD Get your career off the ground. You’re invited to join our salon owner Benjamin Jay and Education Team of Samantha Ploskonka, Alyssa Ploger , and Christian Awesome for a morning class on color, cutting, and business building. At the Hair Loft LTD, We believe in enhancing people’s lives […]

This Mother’s Day Treat Mom to an extra special day of pampering at the John Amico School of Hair Design and get an extra gift free! Buy a $25 gift certificate and get a $10 gift certificate free. Buy a $50 gift certificate and get a $20 gift certificate free. Hot stone massages start at […]

Available Beauty Scholarships The cosmetology business has matured in leaps and bounds over the previous few decades. The pampering that was once set aside for the elite has developed into commonplace for the every day man and woman. As a result the demand for cosmetologists has opened up career opportunities for men and women across […]

See Our Students In Action At Hair Fashion Week! Don’t miss us this Sunday, April 23rd at Hair Fashion Week 2017! We’ll be at the Lacuna Artist Lofts – Reverie Gallery located at 2150 South Canalport Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608 from 5:30-9:00 pm. Our students will be doing the hair and make-up for this fabulous […]

Current student, Doretha Benson started in Cosmetology June 28th, 2016, 4 days after her birthday. Since Doretha has started, she has quickly been noticed for her kind demeanor, bubbly personality and hard work ethic. Recently, on June 28th, Doretha got married to her boyfriend of 3 years, Dwayne Troupe, Jr. Together they have 6 kids […]

Save The Date Our next Alumni Networking Mix and Mingle will be held on Monday, April 10th, @6.30 p.m. at the John Amico Beauty Products Showroom and Educational Resource Center located directly across the street from the school. All Alumni are invited! We’ll be sharing information about our job board, job opportunities that are available, […]

John Amico’s School of Hair Design Alumni Class of 2014 Samantha Davidson I had the pleasure of enrolling Samantha Davidson into our Cosmetology Program in 2013 right after she graduated from Lincolnway Central High School. She successfully completed our program in 2014. After she graduated she started working with our Salon Owner and Educator Lynn […]

VISION AND GOALS Cosmetology is a competitive field. Committing yourself to a set of self-imposed rules is crucial to your success. You need to know what to do to improve overall efficiency, increase client referrals and keep your chairs filled. At the end of the day, the most important metric is your production numbers. The […]